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Mallard duckling Mute Swans and Canada Geese are tended to by both parents, though sometimes Canada Geese will all pool their young into a single large brood because there is safety in numbers. Pity the hen Mallard that gets abandoned by her mate and left to raise a nest full of ducklings completely on her own.
If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. When that isn’t possible, many raptor rehabbers keep tabs on nests and will place an abandon chick in a foster nest.
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